Opening the first U.S. restaurant in Miami was a “natural choice,” according to CEO Eduardo Beaven, who founded Grupo RosaNegra in 2017 (the group is also the force behind Taboo Restaurants & Beach Clubs, among other entities).

Lionel Messi rubbed salt in the wounds of booing Mexican fans by appearing to bring up their dismal World Cup record. The 37-year-old was on target in Inter Miami’s pre-season victory over

Lionel Messi scored a goal, and Inter Miami outlasted the Mexican champions, Club América, in a preseason clash in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

Midway through the first half, Messi scored an equalizing header. His celebration was far from typical. After briefly celebrating with Luis Suárez and his teammates, he turned towards the section of Club América fans who had been relentlessly targeting him. He displayed his iconic number 10 jersey, and with a defiant gesture, pointed toward them.

Lionel Messi scored a goal and made his presence known throughout the first half as Inter Miami beat Mexican superpower Club America 3-2 on penalty kicks after the teams played to a 2-2 deadlock in regulation on Saturday night.

Former Mexico international Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista has hit out at Lionel Messi on Instagram for his antics during Inter Miami's friendly clash against Club America.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo said that her country was sending support in part because many Mexican people live in the Los Angeles area.

Lionel Messi got on the scoresheet Saturday as Inter Miami opened their pre-season campaign with a penalty shoot-out victory

In the blink of an eye, Messi pointed at himself and held up three fingers, then pointed at the Club America fans and held up zero. It appeared to be a reference to Argentina's three World Cup trophies (1978, 1986 and 2022) compared to Mexico's zero. La Albiceleste won the 1986 edition on Mexican soil.

Florida International makes 45.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.3 percentage points higher than New Mexico State has allowed to its opponents (38.8%). New Mexico State averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 6.7 per game Florida International gives up.

The match against America is the first of five preseason dates for Inter Miami on its “Americas Tour”. The team will play games in Peru, Panama and Honduras over the next few weeks and end the tour in Tampa against Orlando City on Valentine’s Day.